The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-21

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Bert Woodland Is seriously sick with
typhoid fever.
Law Terbush has been in Fenton q
part Of the week.
Miss Mary Stuart, OF Lansing,
passed Saturday and Sunday in this
city.
The Exchange hotel has been
leased by d. A. Barnum and w. X
Brewster:
Miss Renna Beals OF Lansing came
over to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Cady on Tuesday.
Miss Laura Bingham has returned
to this city and is at the home of her
sister Mrs. G.. NJ. Dewey.
'rhe officers elect O; the Congre-
gational society for 1887 are: Clerk,
Chas. Goodhue; treasurer, +. 0.
Dewey.
4 petition has been circulated this
week asking to have Ball street
opened rom Jennette street north
to the city limits.
The jewe'ry stock Of Samuel Am
dursky WAS sold by constable Retain
on Tuesday TO L. Hickman, of Lam
sing, on chattel mortgage.
An Odd Fellows supper closed
the installation exercises OF Star of
Hope lodge. Daughters Of Rebekah,
on Tuesday evening Of last week.
The Michigan Central train went
north at Q o'clock Friday night,
drawn by two engines. The snow
cannot block the trains on tina, line.
Miss Cora Brown, of Birmingham,
and Miss Mittie Smith, eff Detroit,
visited Owosso friends the fore part
Of the week, returning home Tuesday
evening.
We saw a copy Of the program for
the Bancroft Institute this week and
can say TO you all that it is to
be an interesting gathering If the
program is carried out in full.
The TINES office is where you can
get your letter heads, bill heads and
statements printed on short notice,
in the best of style and put up in
blocks, without extra charge--price
ALWAYS at the bottom.
The Register Union, Ovid, comes
to our table enlarged 10 six column
quarto. 1t is filled with local news,
is neatly printed and has good
make up. Ovidites should be proud
Of such a paper and accord it a warm
support.
Francis Labadie and Miss May
Patterson left Wednesday TO join
their company in Detroit, where they
play at Whites Opera House on
Thursday and Friday evenings for
the benefit of the Society of the
Elks.
List OF advertised letters Tor week
ending Jan IS at Owosso p. o.:
Charles M Bush, Mrs III M Burch, J
M Brown, Mrs Mary Downey, Leslie
L Shuster, Mr. & Mrs w II Howard,
Mrs A Glazier, Geo w Pettee. Drops:
VIM Lewis, J Miller, J G Green,
Betsey Post. Foreign; Charles Ste
phens.
The flags for the signal service
ordered by the Council have not yet
been purchased as it is thought advis-
able to wal, for short time to see
what action the Legislature would
take in reference to a bill now before
them to furnish these flags to all
cities with two railroads and a popu-
lation Of three thousand and over.
The meeting n the BUSINESS men
on Tuesday evening was well attended
and some steps towards organizing
taken, aud committee consisting of
S. l.. Parkill, G. S. Williams, Jay
Terburst, Il. w. Parker and ID. X.
Salisbury appointed to draft a consti-
tution duu Ny laws. IN auJou'hSu
meeting is 10 be held tonight at the
city hall.
Ia justice to the board of Supervis
ors they should lie commended for
their unanimous action in reducing
the price of abstracts to residents of
the county one half--,he county hav
ing received, through the Register.
very nearly their original investment
Of $1,000 and the value Of the alb
stracts having increased at least
$4,000. II is measure in the interest
OF the poorer class Of citizens, who
are nine.tenths Of the entire number
who are required tc purchase abstracts
and to whom the burden Is greatest.
And the committee to whom the
credit Of the resolution belongs is,
Supervisors Keuney, Mason and
Trowbridge. There is not county
in the State that is as we'll situated III